{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-434.680","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 434.680","heading":"Unauthorized production or reproduction of credit or debit card --","body":"Definition -- Presumption as to possession of incomplete card.\n(1) A person other than the cardholder possessing an incomplete credit or debit card, or\npossessing a purported distincti ve element of a credit or debit card, with intent to\ncomplete such incomplete credit or debit card or to utilize such purported\ndistinctive element in the production or reproduction of any credit or debit card\nwithout the consent of the issuer, or a person  possessing, with knowledge of its\ncharacter, a distinctive element of any credit or debit card or any machinery, plates,\nor any contrivance designed to produce or reproduce instruments purporting to be\nthe credit or debit cards, or a distinctive element o f the credit or debit cards, of an\nissuer or of any issuer in a group of issuers utilizing a common distinctive element\nor elements in credit or debit cards issued by all members of such group, who has\nnot consented to the production or reproduction of suc h card, is guilty of a Class D\nfelony. A credit or debit card is \"incomplete\" if part of the matter other than the\nsignature of the cardholder, which an issuer or any issuer in a group of issuers\nutilizing a common distinctive element or elements in credit or debit cards issued by\nall members of such group, requires to appear on the credit or debit card before it\ncan be used by the cardholder has not yet been stamped, embossed, imprinted, or\nwritten on it. A \"distinctive element\" of a credit or debit card i s any material or\ncomponent used in the fabrication of credit or debit cards which, by virtue of such\nelement's chemical or physical composition, color, or design, is unique to the credit\nor debit cards issued by a particular issuer or group of issuers uti lizing a common\ndistinctive element or elements in credit or debit cards issued by all members of\nsuch group.\n(2) A person other than the cardholder or issuer who possesses two (2) or more\nincomplete credit or debit cards is presumed to possess the same wi thout the\nconsent of the issuer and with the intent to complete them.","path":["KRS Chapter 434"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18907","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:49Z","sha256":"001551b4aa2c506b708378fbcd59869962871d5c56bbdd782e40fe27d2e63f1f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-434.675","next":"us-ky/krs-434.685"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}